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I believe that I have 4 Ameraucana cockerels @ approx. 15 weeks. I will get rid of them on Friday 8/20/10 if they are not sold so you have to move quickly. Please see the pic. They are all the blue with one white. The white one "Peewee" was attacked by a neighborhood dog, survived and is the...

Mine are 14 weeks so I am patiently waiting. My 2 yr old can not wait to go collect eggs!

Quote: Thanks so much! I wish I lived in the country. For all I do - sewing, crocheting, canning, gardening, etc. - I should live there! But $$ being what it is, I will take my big backyard and make the best of it. At least I have chickens right! And thanks to everyone that has replied...

Even though I would love to live in a more rural area, I live in the 'burbs so they will have to go. Sad, I really like my boys. They are punchy and sweet at the same time. Peewee, the white one, even weathered a dog attack and is even spunkier now!! Dang'it.

See, this is why I need BYC!!! I am so green when it comes to chickens!!

Howdy! My name is Adrianne. I am using "ahollie". I am so excited about BYC! I got my first eggs to incubate back in April and never looked back! I had 14 chicks, as they grew, 2 died of heat - it's been a hot summer here - and after suffering a neighborhood dog attack another one died. So...

3, oh no! Only the two have been going at it and ruffling their neck feathers or guarding the ladies. You see another one?

Here they are! Sorry that you really can't see anything. Once they get into the compost pile, they avoid me while digging for bugs! This picture is HUGE!!! lol

So glad that I found this site! I am new to chickens and I love my backyard flock. I have two chickens that I hatched and 9 that I purchased from a local family farm. I have what I assume to be 9 definate pullets. All of my folks are about 14 weeks. Two are a mystery to me as far as gender...